What color is #667879?

#667879 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667879?

The RGB value is 102, 120, 121: 102 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667879?

The complementary color is #796766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667879 color

#667879 rgb(102, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667879 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (102, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#667879 color codes

HEX	`#667879`
RGB	`rgb(102, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, -6.38, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 6.95, 203.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.646, 17.638, 20.666)`
Decimal	`6715513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667879, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #667879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #667879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667879; }
.text { color: #667879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667879, #666f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #667879?: #667879 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667879?: The RGB value is 102, 120, 121: 102 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667879?: The complementary color is #796766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.